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B851 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 collisions on the B851 from 1980 to 2024, with 105 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 23 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B851 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
67
4,403rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
105
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
23
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Crash severity on the B851

On the B851, 3% of collisions were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2024

  • Fatal23%
  • Serious2334%
  • Slight4263%

Where the B851 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,403rd
Most casualties
4,273rd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,899th

B851 accidents by year

Collisions on the B851 peaked at 5 in 1993; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B851, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202311
202235
202100
202000
201911
201812
201700
201600
201512
201400
201312
201200
201111
201000
200922
200812
200734
200622
200547
200411
200300
200211
200134
200015
199922
199822
199712
199600
199513
199437
199359
199233
199111
199011
198911
198800
198734
198600
198556
198412
198312
198223
198135
198037

When crashes happen on the B851

Friday has the most collisions on the B851 (11), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (26).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday9 (13%)
  • Thursday5 (7.5%)
  • Friday11 (16%)
  • Saturday11 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (6%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (3%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (12%)
  • 9am to noon9 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm26 (39%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (10%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1.5%)
  • February4 (6%)
  • March8 (12%)
  • April4 (6%)
  • May7 (10%)
  • June8 (12%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August10 (15%)
  • September5 (7.5%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November3 (4.5%)
  • December3 (4.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight53 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B851 crashes

On the B851, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2 (3%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (3%)
  • 60 mph60 (90%)
  • 70 mph2 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (54%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other8 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry33 (49%)
  • Wet or damp26 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (10%)
  • Snow1 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B851 crashes

Car occupants make up 82% of the people killed or injured on the B851, followed by motorcyclists (6.7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car81 (76%)
  • Motorcycle7 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (18%)
  • 21 to 2520 (19%)
  • 26 to 3516 (15%)
  • 36 to 4513 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (11%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.9%)
  • Over 752 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider68 (65%)
  • Passenger36 (34%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B851

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B851

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B851 crashes by council area

Of the 67 collisions on the B851, 66 were in Highland.

Collisions on the B851 in each area, 1980 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland66104222

Recent crashes on the B851

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B851, from 23 July 2002 to 25 May 2024.

Severity